My father put it right when he said: 'I don't get ulcers. I give ulcers.'
The search for a Jewish national home came about due to centuries of anti-Semitic pogroms, expulsions, discrimination and hate. The Holocaust was simply the evil culmination of all that came before it.
George W. Bush is long gone, and with him the idea that 'Israel can do no wrong.'
The principles governing Western democracies, of which Israel rightly considers itself a part, are based on the assurance that everyone has a vote, but also that the minority needs to yield to the wishes of the majority.
John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin as running mate is the towering example of his poor judgment. Palin's ignorance of public affairs is monumental.
Researchers consistently find that most older volunteers, when compared to older nonvolunteers, have fewer functional and physical impairments, overall better health, higher life satisfaction and less depression. In addition, they attend religious services more frequently and belong to more social organizations.
Agribusiness could provide an opportunity for joint Israeli-Palestinian projects, spurred on by Israeli technical expertise in this field.
If Catholics and Jews can today come together regularly for talks after so many tears and so much blood have been shed, than Jews and Arabs must be able to do the same.
I remind everybody that the Sabbath was the Jewish gift to civilization.
I don't believe in God. I do believe in Judaism. I believe in ethics, morals.
My childhood was marked by a tension between privilege on the one hand and emotional dysfunction on the other.
No one said anything to my face, but I constantly heard comments denigrating Jews.
Making money is marvelous, and I love doing it, and I do it reasonably well, but it doesn't have the gripping vitality that you have when you deal with the happiness of human life and with human deprivation.
I would like every Jew to be as comfortable in his skin as I am in mine.
In terms of defending Jews, I'm a Jew.
Intermarriage is not a calamity but an opportunity for both a Jewish and non-Jewish partner to learn.
The Jews' fear of assimilation and intermarriage should not replace fear of anti-Semitism.
I've had three wives. I've had five weddings.
I'd vote for Mickey Mouse before I voted for John McCain and Sarah Palin.
As an American Jew who loves Israel, I cannot support John McCain. He cannot provide what Israel needs most - a respected, credible, morally strong America.
